Plaiting-machine



(No Model.)

B. KIPPBLS 85W. ZBLLER.

PLAITING MAGHINE.

No. 564,893. l Patented July Z8, 1896.

/NVENTOHS A TTOHNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BRUNO KIPPELS AND TWILLIAM ZELLER, OF MOORHEAD, MINNESOTAIPLAlTlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,893, dated July 28,1896.

Application led March 30, 1895. Renewed December 10, 1895. Serial No.571,716. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, BRUNO KIPPELs and WILLIAM ZELLER, residing atMoorhead, in the county of Clay and State of Minnesota, have invented anew and Improved Plaiting- Machine, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to an improved machine for forming coifs such asare used for neckwear by the Benedictine Sisters; and it has primarilyfor its object to provide a machine of this character of a simple andinexpensive construction, which can be easily manipulated and which willeffectively serve for its intended purposes.

With other objects in view, which hereinafter will appear, the inventionconsists in such novel features of construction and peculiar combinationof parts, as willbe iirst described in detail and then specificallypointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is a perspective view of ourmachine, showing the manner in which the coif is formed. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section thereof, taken practically on the line 2 2 of Fig.l. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the slide-joints of theplait-forming member, and Fig. 4 is a view of a section of the coif orplaited body formed by our invention. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of atool used in connection with this machine. Fig. 6 is a longitudinalsection] illustrating the action of the plaiting-blade.

In the practical construction of our invention we employ a base memberA, the upper face of which to prevent friction has a smooth surfaceformed, preferably, of glass, on the outer end of which is j ournaled afriction or guide roller B, while the opposite end has anupwardly-projecting flange C, as most clearly shown in Fig. 2.

D indicates what we term a presser-plate, the lower face of which has asmooth surface d, also preferably of glass, and such plate is held downagainst the base-plate by springpressure. For this purpose andV toequalize the pressure we employ a pair of long pressure-brackets E,ixedly joined at one end to the iiange C and connected by means ofsetscrews e e with the presser-plate D near the front end, and also apair of short bracketarms F, which are fixedly joined to the flange Cand connected to the presserD by set-screws f near the rear end, asshown, it being manifest that by applying a compound springpressure tothe said member D the bearingdown pressure of such member D will beuniform. The front end-of the member D has a pair of slots d, whichmerge at the lower end into sockets d2, which extend rearward andcommunicate with the slots d3. (See Fig. 2.)

G G indicate plug members inthe sockets d2, which are adj ustably held.`therein by the set-screws H, which passdown through the lslots d3.

By referring now to Fig. 3 it will be seen the members G G have theirfront ends bifurcated, as at g g, and in such ends are held to slide theShanks j of the plungers J, which shanks are slotted, as at j', toreceive the cross-pins g2, passed transversely through the front ends ofthe members G. The outer ends of the plungers have shoulder portions 3'2and heads f3, which shoulders and head portions are so arranged as toprovide a simple means of detachably fastening the plungers J to theplaiting-blade K, which plait has keyhole-slots k la to receive theouter ends of the plungers, as clearly shown. The blade K has a pair ofhandle members K'.

L indicates a slide-bar which is held between the base A and the memberD and serves as a moving abutment member against which the end of thecloth abuts as the coif is being formed.

The manner in which our improved machine works isbest explained asfollows: The slide L is first adjusted to a point near the outer end ofthe member D. The cloth is then placed on the base A with one end heldagainst the outer edge of slide L and the other hung over the roller B.The operator then manipulates the blade K, which, owing to the peculiarmanner in which it connects with plugs J, has a vertically swinging andreciprocating motion relatively to the member D. It will thus be seenIOO plaited portion between the base and the member D and against theslide L, which as the plaited portion accumulates'or increases slidestoward the flange member C, such member D serving to hold the plaitedportion com pactly together.

M indicates a picker-like implement which we employ to pull out theplaits from under the member D.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosec-ure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An improved plaiting-machine comprising a base member, aspring-pressed clamp member held thereon, a plaiting-blade having asliding connection with the clamp member, whereby it is adapted to swingupward and move inward and outward therefrom and a slidable abutmentheld Linder the clamp member all arranged substantially as shown and forthe purposes described.

2. As an improvement in plaiting machines, the combination with the basemember, and a spring-pressed clamp member held thereon, of aplaiting-blade having link-arms pivotally connected with the outer endof the clamp member, said arms being slotted and thus adapted to slidelengthwise on their pivots which pass through slots in the arms,substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a plaiting-machine, the combination with a base member and a clampmember under which the plaits are forced as they are made, of a plaitforming blade pivotally joined to the outer end of the clamp member andheld for reciprocal movement to or from such end and handles attached tothe blade and projecting laterally therefrom, substantially as shown andfor the purpose described.

4. An improved plaiting-machine, the combination with the base A, havinga iange C, the spring-pressed member D and plug members G adjustablysecured in the front end of the member D, said plugs having their frontends slotted, of the blade K having plunger members J, said membershaving a pivotal and slid able connection in the slotted ends of theplugs, all arranged substantially as shown and for the purposes setforth.

BRUNO KIPPELS. VILLIAM ZELLER. Vitnesses: n

GEO. E. PERLEY, DUNCAN MCNAIR.

